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<div class="section" id="module-com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel">
<span id="com-vmware-vapi-metadata-metamodel-package"></span><h1>com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel package<a class="headerlink" href="#module-com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h1>
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<h2>Submodules<a class="headerlink" href="#submodules" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
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<div class="section" id="module-com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.resource_client">
<span id="com-vmware-vapi-metadata-metamodel-resource-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.resource_client module<a class="headerlink" href="#module-com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.resource_client" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.resource_client</span></code> module provides
classes to retrieve metamodel information for resource types.</p>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.resource_client.Model">
<em class="property">class </em><code class="descclassname">com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.resource_client.</code><code class="descname">Model</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>config</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.resource_client.Model" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.VapiInterface</span></code></p>
<p>The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Model</span></code> class provides methods to retrieve information about models.</p>
<p>A structure is used as a model if it is used for persisting data about an
entity. Some of the fields in the model structure are also used for
creating indexes for querying.</p>
<p>One or more services can operate on the same resource type. One or more
services can provide the model structure for an entity of this resource
type. Using <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Model</span></code> class you can retrieve the list of all the structure
elements that are model structures for a given resource type.</p>
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<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>config</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</td>
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<dl class="method">
<dt id="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.resource_client.Model.list">
<code class="descname">list</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>resource_id</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.resource_client.Model.list" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns the set of identifiers for the structure elements that are
models for the resource type corresponding to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">resource_id</span></code>.</p>
<p>The <a class="reference internal" href="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.html#com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel_client.Structure" title="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel_client.Structure"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel_client.Structure</span></code></a> class
provides methods to retrieve more details about the structure elements
corresponding to the identifiers returned by this method.</p>
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<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>resource_id</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code>) Identifier of the resource type.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.resource</span></code>.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Return type:</th><td class="field-body"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">set</span></code> of <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code></td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Returns:</th><td class="field-body">The set of identifiers for the models that are associated with the
resource type in <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">resource_id</span></code>.
The return value will contain identifiers for the resource type:
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.structure</span></code>.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></code>
if the resource type associated with <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">resource_id</span></code> does not
exist.</td>
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<dt id="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.resource_client.StubFactory">
<em class="property">class </em><code class="descclassname">com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.resource_client.</code><code class="descname">StubFactory</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>stub_config</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.resource_client.StubFactory" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubFactoryBase</span></code></p>
<p>Initialize StubFactoryBase</p>
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<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>stub_config</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) Stub config instance</td>
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<div class="section" id="module-com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client">
<span id="com-vmware-vapi-metadata-metamodel-service-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client module<a class="headerlink" href="#module-com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
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<dt id="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client.Operation">
<em class="property">class </em><code class="descclassname">com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client.</code><code class="descname">Operation</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>config</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client.Operation" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.VapiInterface</span></code></p>
<p>The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Operation</span></code> class provides methods to retrieve metamodel information
of an operation element in the interface definition language.</p>
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<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>config</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client.Operation.RESOURCE_TYPE">
<code class="descname">RESOURCE_TYPE</code><em class="property"> = 'com.vmware.vapi.operation'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client.Operation.RESOURCE_TYPE" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Resource type for operation element.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client.Operation.get">
<code class="descname">get</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>service_id</em>, <em>operation_id</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client.Operation.get" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Retrieves the metamodel information about an operation element
corresponding to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">operation_id</span></code> contained in the service element
corresponding to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">service_id</span></code>.</p>
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<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first simple">
<li><strong>service_id</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code>) Identifier of the service element.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.service</span></code>.</li>
<li><strong>operation_id</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code>) Identifier of the operation element.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.operation</span></code>.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Return type:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><a class="reference internal" href="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.html#com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel_client.OperationInfo" title="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel_client.OperationInfo"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel_client.OperationInfo</span></code></a></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Returns:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first">The
<a class="reference internal" href="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.html#com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel_client.OperationInfo" title="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel_client.OperationInfo"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel_client.OperationInfo</span></code></a>
instance that corresponds to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">operation_id</span></code> defined in scope
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">service_id</span></code>.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></code>
if the service element associated with <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">service_id</span></code> does not
exist in any of the package elements.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first last"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></code>
if the operation element associated with <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">operation_id</span></code> does not
exist in the service element.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client.Operation.list">
<code class="descname">list</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>service_id</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client.Operation.list" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns the identifiers for the operation elements that are defined in
the scope of <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">service_id</span></code>.</p>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>service_id</strong> (<code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code>) Identifier of the service element.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.service</span></code>.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Return type:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client.Operation.list" title="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client.Operation.list"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">list</span></code></a> of <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code></td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Returns:</th><td class="field-body">The list of identifiers for the operation elements that are defined
in the scope of <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">service_id</span></code>.
The return value will contain identifiers for the resource type:
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.operation</span></code>.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></code>
if the service element associated with <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">service_id</span></code> does not
exist in any of the package elements.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client.StubFactory">
<em class="property">class </em><code class="descclassname">com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client.</code><code class="descname">StubFactory</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>stub_config</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.service_client.StubFactory" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubFactoryBase</span></code></p>
<p>Initialize StubFactoryBase</p>
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